All our products are handmade to order in our own factory. Our facility encompasses all our printing, garment sewing and product manufacturing teams; this makes us a unique resource for makers and means your orders are produced to an excellent standard, usually within a couple of days. Our design, product development, customer service, marketing and production teams are all under one roof, so it’s quick and easy for us to communicate and keep you informed about what’s going on.
Our online platform showcases our product range of well over 450 products and this is where shoppers and collectors will discover your brand and artwork. You have complete control over the store build and product design process, whilst receiving advice and instruction from our team. We already distribute internationally, reach a global market, and have nine language territories to sell your work. We curate our marketplace to ensure visitors get the best designs and artwork and so you don’t feel like a drop in the ocean.
Fill out the form on this page to create your account. You’ll get a verification email and once you verify your account, you’re ready to go!
You design your products online and build your own branded online store. We help you market your collections and we handle payments through our checkout. We then produce and ship your designs; most products are ready to ship directly to your customers within 48 hours.
We pay our artists through PayPal, within 14 days of successful delivery of an order.
When you make a sale through your Bags of Love
store, you'll earn at least 20% of the ex VAT sale price. You set the
price, so if you charge a little more, you'll earn a higher
percentage of the sale price. You
will also earn another 1% commission for every 25 products with
descriptions that achieve a green score in overall content quality,
up to a maximum of 25%.
How
you can increase your commission: Use
our content quality checker to generate rewards. A good score is
indicated when the metre graphic points to green. When that is
achieved you will unlock the following benefits. Firstly, you get 1%
extra commission for every 25 product descriptions with a green
score, up to 25%. You also get 1 more product to design. And lastly
your products will be indexed on Google and other search engines,
which normally wouldn't be the case.
In short, yes. We do run promotions either temporarily or permanently on a product so it's sold for a lower price, which usually results in a higher amount of sales. This will result in a slightly lower commission, but should also increase your sales, so it won't massively impact your total profit.
The copyright to your intellectual property remains yours. You must be the originator of any image you upload to Contrado. If you use an image you do not own the copyright of, Contrado reserves the right to remove your products & stores.
Yes of course, if you prefer to drive traffic and sales through an alternative store front, we'd love to help. We can ship in bulk to you or directly to your customer. See our wholesale and dropshipping pages for more information.
Yes, as a seller you get exclusive access to our wholesale discounts. If you want to sell at an event or want to get the best price per unit and carry stock; our wholesale system will help.
Yes, we have a non-exclusive licence agreement with our artists, which means you’re free to use your work elsewhere.
We offer a broad range of support to our artists. We understand every artist and each brand is different; we have many experts on hand to offer advice tailored to your approach. Whether you want to drive sales online, take your products to markets and exhibitions, or offer one-off bespoke pieces for your client base: we’re here to help you maximise your success.
Of course! Our artists receive between 20% and 40% discount on most of their orders, depending on which products they are ordering and how many.
Please note: because we work quickly you must be certain that what you have published for sale, or have submitted for print is exactly as you want it to look. There is little or no opportunity to edit it once a buyer has bought the design or you’ve placed your order. We will print what you’ve designed on screen; please double check everything and make sure it is perfect! If you edit an existing product this will affect following sales, so if a customer bought one design before, then you tweak the same product in your design account, the newer version will be the next one for sale. That means you need to consider consistency, though it’s best to get it right first time. Fabric samples and test pieces help you refine the design, you can also speak to us for advice.
Creatives of all levels can sign up for a seller account and start a store with Bags of Love, we want to support you no matter where you are on your journey. If your store is public, you can share and sell through your storefront.
Our marketplace is curated, and we review and add new stores regularly based on the quality of designs and content. As we have so many new stores and stores under development, you must have 20 products or more in your store for your products to appear in our marketplace.
The most important information to add is your PayPal email address, so we can pay you. Do this through ‘update details’, under ‘my business details’. With PayPal we can set up payments to send automatically to your account, weekly, within 14 days of successful delivery. We’ll also need your address to process payments and to know where to send wholesale orders.
‘My products’ is where you build and edit your designs; it’s a catalogue of your products.
‘My purchases’ will display a history of your own orders.
The ‘wholesale’ tab explains our wholesale system and what discounts you’ll receive as a wholesaler.
Go to ‘my stores’ to create and edit your stores.
The ‘sales’ tab shows your sales and commissions reports.
‘Fix Design’ will tell you what you need to do to make a design ready for sale. If you aren’t sure why your design has been stopped by our automatic checks, this is the first place to look.
Watch out for competitions and opportunities in the ‘contests’ tab.
For further personalisation, our 'Branding' tab offers the opportunity to change your brand name and logo, as well as add a thank you message.
Use the search bar to search for a specific product.
You can find product information on our product pages through the more info button on each product.
Make sure you plan your collections and choose products at a range of price points to cater for different customers, with different budgets.
Choose a product that suits your design. Choose products which fit your brand.
We showcase our artists' designs throughout the website, choose a range of products to increase your visibility in the marketplace.
Each product will have a different set of options: materials, sizing, trim colours etc. The options you choose here will be the default on the product page. When you add your product to your store you can choose which options are open to customers.
Designs need to cover the template, but also consider different sizes have slightly different proportions. You don’t need to design each size individually, customers can choose a size and our system will rescale your design.
Our system will check the files you upload and flag any quality issues so there is little chance of a low-quality file going to print. Click here to read more about preparing your artwork.
You can use the designs interface to resize, repeat, and layer images.
Use the ‘edit’ button to set the exact size of an image file.
Please take note of the bleed information.
Please be aware lining up sections of products is not 100% accurate, there is always a few mm margin for error. Please design with this in mind.
Ensure your design covers the template and there are no small white spaces.
If you want to leave the background of a section white, set the background colour to #ffffff
If you want two identical sections to look the same, use the copy side tab when you go to 'add image'.
The preview is a great tool for giving an impression of how your product will look once printed. However, it is not an exact mock up, printed products may vary slightly from the preview. See more about how your design will print here.
When you choose your store URL when creating your store: only input the URL extension, not the full web address.
Add your logo, 130 x 130 px
Add your banner, 2700 x 720px
Edit your store title and descriptions.
Edit your ‘about me’ section; add your profile picture and web links.
Add, sort and edit collections; add products to your store.
The titles and descriptions are very important, not just for human readers, but essential to get listed in search engines which will help SEO driven traffic. For help, see the ‘writing titles and descriptions for your store’ section.
Sorting your products into collections is a great way to group similar designs.
Using collections makes your store more user friendly and allows customers to find products they love.
The collection titles and descriptions are vital, not just for customers, but to help you sell via SEO marketing as well. For help, see the ‘writing titles and descriptions for your store’ section.
The product page is a very important page, it is often where customers decide to make a purchase. You can control the price, title, description and product options here.
When you add the product to your store you set the price and can see how much commission you’ll earn. The minimum price is the retail price of our on-demand print service, and minimum commission is 20%.
Don’t undervalue yourself; if you add a premium to the price you’ll significantly increase your earnings. If you increase the price, you earn a higher percent of commission. People make the decision to buy based on the quality of the product and your design more than the price.
You can choose the product options that you want customers to be able to choose. Tick a box if you do not want them to have a choice for an option.
The product titles and descriptions are essential so shoppers clearly understand what they are seeing, and to help with search marketing. See the ‘writing titles and descriptions for your store’ section for help.
You are limited to the number of products you can have in your store. We want to encourage considered product design and artwork which is tailored to the unique templates of each product. Initially you will be limited to just 20 products in your store. If you reach your product limit and want to add more products, make sure you add descriptions which hit the content quality requirements.
Our Product Mockup Generator streamlines designing for you. After you’ve designed a product to add to your store, you’ll get to a page where you can set pricing, write product descriptions and add your design to any of our other 450+ products. Simply click ‘Add’ for the products you’d like to add and they will instantly be generated with the same design.
After you add a product, click ‘Review’ to edit the design. Here, you can select or change the background colour, pattern repeat style, and change the size of your design. You can also view each panel of the product if it has multiple panels. When you’re finished, just click ‘Confirm Design’ and it will be added to your store.
By using our Product Mockup Generator, you can design hundreds of products at once and add them to a collection in your store.
To start, head to the 'Limited Edition' tab in your account. You can start by customising the Certificate of Authenticity with your signature. A rendering of the limited edition product will automatically add to the left side of the certificate.
Then click 'Product Pricing' to access your bulk product price editor. Here, you can activate or deactivate the limited edition feature for any products in your Bags of Love store. As you activate it, you'll be able to set the limited edition price and quantity. Then, you can review the Certificate and finish activating your product. In 'Product Pricing' you'll be able to monitor the quantity of your limited edition products, and it will automatically update every time you make a sale.
Initially, the number of products you can design is limited. This is due to our standard of quality not quantity. You will receive an extra product for every product description with a green score.
Before posting some products for sale, you’ll need to check, tweak and confirm designs for each size option.
Click ‘design available options’ to review and edit different sizing options. You’ll then be prompted to edit and save sizing for each design before you can post the product for sale.
Currently designs are automatically resized to larger and smaller items, which can cause cropping or some designs to shift. This feature solves these problems and means your customers will get the products as you’ve designed them, no matter their sizing.
If your design doesn’t fully cover the print template, then you will need to correct this. If you want to leave the background of a section white, set the background colour to #ffffff
If you haven’t designed a section, your will need to complete the design, again, set the background colour to #ffffff if you want a blank white section.
If any of the images you upload are not high enough quality to print at the size you’ve specified, then you’ll need to resize the image or upload a larger file.
Find all the details on design errors here.
Our pattern design system makes it easy for you to upload a single tile and create seamless patterns across fabrics and other products. Your customers can then choose the fabric type, set the size and purchase from you.
Go to my products and select the fabric tab to create a pattern to post for sale. If you want to buy a piece of fabric at a set size, use the ‘design to buy’ tool.
Ensure the artwork you upload will repeat seamlessly, you’ll be able to preview the repeat in our pattern design interface.
Once you’ve uploaded the motif, set the tile size and how the pattern should repeat.
When you add the pattern to your store you can pick which products the pattern will be available on and add the artwork title, and description.
You can’t set the price of patterns at the moment, as they will appear across many products at various price points. You will receive a fixed rate of commission at 20% of the ex VAT sale price.
1%
extra commission for every 25 product descriptions with a green
score on the meter, up to 25%. 1
more product to design Products
indexed on Google and other search engines.(They
are not indexed automatically.) The
titles and descriptions throughout your Bags of Love store are really
important, as they are read, not just by potential customers but also
by the search engines. Please note: Your products will require a
green score in the descriptions to be indexed and will not be indexed
in search engines automatically. The search engines 'robots' will
crawl and read your pages to work out if the content is worthy of
listing in their search results. You need to help your store be
discovered by customers searching to buy products. You do that by
writing good titles and copy.
This
section will help you be a copywriting wizard. Know a new best
friend: Search Engine Optimisation. Although its name,
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), may not sound too exciting, it’s worth
learning the magic behind it. SEO is one of the most powerful tools you’ll have
for increasing your pages’ traffic and it doesn’t need to cost you anything. Here are a few tips to
help make your copywriting go from a poor party trick to a spell binding,
jaw-dropping show-stopper. Your product titles
need key terms Search engines, like
Google, look for keywords and key terms on web-pages. If you want customers to
find your bomber jacket you need to include ‘bomber jacket’ in the product
title and description. Key terms are better than keywords. Using strings of
descriptive keywords will help your product be found; ‘Silk cushion’ will get
your page higher up the results than ‘cushion’ and ‘floral silk cushion’ is
even better. Different products need different copy It sounds
obvious but don’t copy and paste; search engines will ignore sites which
have many pages with the same words duplicated. Duplicated content
means it has been copy & pasted from other products (even other
products in your store) or from other web pages. The simple solution is
to write a unique description per product, this may take longer, but it
may make all the difference in sales. Copywriting can be a joy - find
your creative urge, it's your baby, so tell people how the product is
worthy with your design. Take it in stages you’ll quickly get it. Boil
it down, polish it, and go back and revise again. The best person to
tell the world about your designs is you, so make the effort here - it
is worth it. Don’t go too crazy You only need two to
tango. Only use two key terms per product page, make sure they are relevant to
the product. One is too lonely and three’s a crowd. Try some role-play Imagine you are a
customer searching for your product. What would you search in Google to find
it? This role playing is the best way to think of appropriate key terms. Use key terms in the
descriptions Key terms should
appear in the descriptions as well as the title. They only need to appear once
or twice, so don’t stuff the descriptions with the same terms, and take care to
write as naturally as you can. Content volume matters Not too much, not too
little. Search engines will skip your page if there isn’t enough copy to
satisfy a page reader. Though don’t write too much as this will send the
customers who find your page to sleep. It has to fit the page, look good
and be
enticing to read. For a guideline, write between 70-150 words for each
product description. That takes a bit of effort, but really is worth
it. Use your own voice These are your
products and your store: you are the best person to speak about your work. Use
your natural tone of voice whilst writing, but don’t use slang or nonsense
words. Be confident, descriptive, and informative. Let the customers know how
great your designs on this product are, how they were made and someone should
buy them. Triple check your spelling and grammar. Mistakes are the easiest way
to lose a sale.
As a Bags of Love store owner, you get access to our exclusive wholesale pricing. It’s all automated and means you can order your own pieces for discounted prices, whether you’re looking for a few samples to take to a photoshoot; supplying a client or retailer; or taking your products to sell at a market, pop up or exhibition.
Discounts increase in tiers, based on the number of products in the order.
1 - 10 products: 20% discount
11 - 20 products: 25% discount
21 - 50 products: 35% discount
51+ products: 40% discount
You can mix and match any number of designs, sizes, and products; you don’t need to order 10 of the same items to qualify for the next tier.
When you’re logged in to your seller’s account discounts will automatically apply when you add your products to your basket.
If you’ve added a premium to the prices of products in your store this won’t be visible to you when you’re logged in to your account. You won’t pay the premium, but customers will.
A few products are not included in the wholesale discount system: items under $20, espadrilles and suitcases.
For large orders production times can be extended. Please contact Artist Relations before placing your order if you have a specific deadline.
Fabrics are included in the wholesale system, we offer a 20% discount on all fabric orders (excluding samples and swatches).
Social media is a fantastic communications tool and it has transformed the world, how we interact with brands and how we shop. Utilise it. It’s a free media platform where you can talk directly to consumers and receive feedback on your work. It’s not easy to sell through social media, though you can simultaneously advertise, make announcements, network, receive feedback, get inspired and much more. You can pay to boost your reach on most social platforms now; this can be useful and is worth experimenting with; if you don’t see conversion you may want to refine your approach before investing more. For more advice on best practices for social media get in touch with your Artist Relations consultant or go to our blog.
We support and advise on SEO and it’s woven into the store building process. Writing good descriptions and titles will help you get found in search engines. Be descriptive, think about what customers will search for to find your products and regularly update the written copy in your store to maximise your reach.
PPC is closely linked to SEO marketing. We have a team of expert marketers running PPC campaigns for all our artists' product pages. We wouldn’t advise running PPC campaigns for your Bags of Love products as we’ll be competing and bidding prices will rise. If you are keen to run your own PPC campaigns please contact Artist Relations first.
Add a link to your website, if you have one, so your fans can easily find your store.
There are many traditional approaches to selling your products which we can support with too. Whether you want to supply other retailers, sell your goods at markets or other events, sell through your own online shop or other marketplaces; we can advise and help you make the most of these opportunities. Wholesale pricing also helps in many of these situations.
The bestselling and most successful artists plan
their approaches carefully and reach customers through multiple
digital and real-world channels. Finding what works for you and your
brand is key.
Integrating your Bags of Love store with your Facebook and Instagram accounts enables you to create a section on your profile where customers can shop your products and be directed to your Bags of Love store. You will also be able to tag products in photos so that your followers can shop right from your posts.
To get started, you will need to have a Facebook Business Page with a shop created, which you can do from your personal Facebook account. If you do not already have a Facebook Business Page set up, you can easily create one by clicking the plus button at the top of the home page. Then click "Page". This will bring you to your new page where you can enter information about your business.
To integrate your Bags of Love store, follow these steps on desktop:
In your Bags of Love account, navigate to the "My Stores" section and click "Design Product"
Click "Facebook & Instagram Integration" on the right side of the screen. This will generate a pop-up with an XML file link, which you can copy to your clipboard.
On your Facebook Business Page, click "Go to Business Suite." Alternatively, you can use the go to business.facebook.com to enter the Business Suite.
Click the "Commerce" button on the left to open the Commerce Manager.
In the Commerce Manager on Facebook, click on your store’s catalogue. If you don’t already have a catalogue, you can click on “Add Catalogue” and follow the instructions on screen to create one.
In the "Catalogue" box, click on "Items", then "Add Items".
On the next page, click "Data feed" and the next button.
Then click "Scheduled feed" and next. On this page, you will be able to paste the XML file link under where it says "Enter URL". Follow the rest of the on-screen instructions to integrate your account.
Please ensure the artwork you upload is as you want it to print. Any glitches or errors in your file may not be picked up when you print your product or a customer orders it. Designers are responsible for checking the artwork they upload to the products they design.
We try our best to reflect these variations in our product preview so that customers have the best idea of how the finished product will look and we always strive to achieve colours most true to your artwork. Materials of particular note that will affect the colours of your print are:
China (e.g. china plates, mugs)
Metal (e.g. tin boxes, lighters)
Cotton (e.g. T-shirts, dresses)
Please also read important information on colour variations here.
If you’re unsure which fabrics to choose, or offer for a product, it’s highly recommended that before ordering any full products that you order samples of your artwork on these fabrics.
Many exciting and beautiful things. We're planning to maintain our recent, rapid growth and broaden our range of services and products. The best is yet to come!
Yes,
with most of our products you can choose whether you want to upload
your own label or have no label at all, rather than have the Bags of
Love label. To set up your brand name and logo, visit our branding
section.
You can even create a personalised thank you message for further
branding.
Please
be aware that the image you upload for your label will apply to the
whole product and all of its options. Due to this we would advise not
including information like sizing on your label image.
